Research Article
Evaluation of Central Venous Catheter Associated Blood Stream Infections: A Microbiological Observational Study
Table 1
Clinical profile of study population.
| | Clinical profile | Controls | Local catheter infections | Catheter related blood stream infections |
| | Gender | | | | | Male | 32 (64%) | 26 (66.7%) | 8 (72.7%) | | Female | 18 (36%) | 13 (33.7%) | 3 (27.3%) | | Mean age | 43.53 | 42.10 | 42.84 | | Mean hospital stay (in days) | 22.71 | 29.66 | 28.56 | | Premorbidities | | | | | Diabetes | 4 (8%) | 14 (35.9%) | 3 (27.3%) | | Renal failure | 18 (36%) | 11 (28.2%) | 4 (36.4%) | | AIDS | 0 | 0 | 1 (9.1%) | | Malignancies | 3 (6%) | 1 (2.57%) | 0 | | Indications for catheter insertion | | | | | IV fluids/antibiotics | 28 (56%) | 30 (77.1%) | 7 (63.7%) | | Haemodialysis | 22 (44%) | 11 (28.2%) | 4 (36.4%) | | Chemotherapy | 2 (4%) | 1 (2.57%) | 0 | | Local signs of inflammation | 0 | 38 (97.4%) | 11 (100%) |
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